Yesterday we released the next generation of Laravel Forge. This is the biggest update we’ve made since we originally launched back in 2014. The web has changed a lot since then, and so have our expectations of what a server management platform should offer. That’s why we added a whole bunch of new features including:
- Instant Laravel VPS servers
- Zero downtime deployments
- Free on-forge domains
- Health checks, Heartbeats, & real-time metrics
- First-party Nuxt.js and Next.js support
Aside from being created within 10 seconds, our new Laravel VPS servers - backed by our partnership with DigitalOcean - also offers a cool new feature: Team terminal sessions. You can open an SSH session straight to your server within Forge and also pair with your teammates!
I've never used Tableau, but heard a lot of hate about it. However, in my previous role, we were big fans of Metabase (https://metabase.com). You can also self-host it, which was a huge win for us.
Yes, you should absolutely not be using Google Analytics. They don't need more data, your users don't want to see cookie banners and most of you really don't need 99% of the data that you can filter through...
I can't recommend Fathom (https://usefathom.com) enough. They have a huge focus on privacy-first tracking. You don't need to show a cookie banner and you can still track events etc.
- The Laravel Artisan Cheatsheet - https://artisan.page
- Cachet, the open source status page system - https://cachethq.io
Professionally:
- Laravel Cloud's "Private Cloud" offering - https://cloud.laravel.com/enterprise
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